Chapter 28

The enormous Heavenly Realm Grand Formation shattered like glazed tile.

Across the entire Galactic Ruins, demons lay everywhere.

One after another, Great Xia immortals fought desperately, and the whole scene bore the signs of a mournful, desperate plight.

Beneath the vast Heavenly Pass beyond the realm, Lu Chen had his back to the heavenly gate that rose and fell like a flood dragon, gazing afar at the battlefield that was nearly defeated.

Behind him was He Xiaoxiao, who had lost both eyes, clutching an ancient sword, silent and speechless.

The Candle Dragon stared fixedly at Lu Chen, unable to fathom what tricks he still had left; he kept reassuring himself that the opponent was merely bluffing, yet the chilling palpitation in his heart refused to fade.

Beyond the heavenly realm, a scarlet-eyed, eerie goat-headed demon god stood alone against many.

Its icy claws actually shredded the sky-filling sword qi.

Facing the attacks of several sword immortals, he showed no change in expression, handling them with ease, his strength terrifyingly strong! Wielding a giant axe, a heroic true immortal like a celestial giant, he kept retreating, his pair of giant axes shielding his chest, now riddled with cracks.

Around him were countless primordial demons, each with arms reaching past their knees, their strength astonishingly terrifying! Every blast shook the void.

In the end, even the opponent's battle-axe was directly shattered.

The colossal body, like that of a celestial giant, was blasted half-ruined, bright red divine blood flowing across the ruins.

He gritted his teeth, gazing at those primordial demons, wanting to strike, only to discover that at some point the tendons in his legs had snapped, and he lacked even the strength to stand.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

A heroic true immortal, hair disheveled, wielding a lightning whip, had already fallen into madness.

His body was riddled with piercing wounds, blood continuously flowing.

Around him, countless primordial demons surged forward, various corpses drifting in the cosmic void; he had lost track of how long he had been fighting, yet the demons seemed to keep increasing.

Even his consciousness was beginning to blur.

The Pagoda-Bearing True Immortal clad in battle armor was suppressed by a bronze mirror.

The exquisite pagoda he held had long been flung aloft by a staggering great demon, and the immortal soldiers scattered from it were torn to shreds by endless demons.

The entire extraterrestrial battlefield now appeared tragic and hopeless.

The Great Xia heroes who had ascended struggled to hold on, yet before those primordial demons they still appeared far too weak.

"How could this be, how could this be, even the Heavenly Realm Grand Formation shattered—could it be that my Great Xia truly cannot survive this calamity?"

"Those demons are too powerful, having survived since antiquity, some even having slain ancient celestials; our Great Xia heroes… have done all we could!"

"Did the ancients really miscalculate? Thirty years is ultimately too short; Great Xia cannot produce a talent capable of bearing the great burden."

On Blue Star, countless people witnessed this scene, their faces turning deathly pale, some even collapsing to the ground.

The Heavenly Realm Grand Formation was broken, and numerous demons had already slaughtered their way into the galaxy.

The ascended immortals who had constructed the formation, though they resisted with all their might, could not stop it in the slightest.

"Is this what demons are? I thought that after thirty years of bitter cultivation I could defend Great Xia and humanity from calamity, yet I am still so weak."

On the heavenly realm ruins, immortals scattered by the demons shook their heads bitterly.

He looked back toward Blue Star, gazing at the distant spaceship docked on the Heavenly Pass, his eyes deep and wistful.

The scarlet banner still fluttered, and he silently murmured in his heart.

Blue Star…

"I fear I may never return!"

Upon thinking this, he suddenly smiled and spoke toward the distant spacecraft.

"Brothers, watch closely—I'll give you a cool show!"

He shouted loudly, then without hesitation turned, burning his remaining immortal power to the extreme, his whole body turning into a blinding immortal light that slammed fiercely into the tide-like demons.

Boom! The tremendous impact raised a terrifying shockwave, its spreading ripples pinning countless demons and flinging them backward!

The originally crowded battlefield was cleared in a small area.

But that ascended immortal, at this moment burned out completely, turned to ashes! On Blue Star, many Great Xia folks had glistening eye sockets; they saw that at the Heavenly Pass ruins, before the last line of defense before the Heavenly Pass, the voices of many Great Xia people came from beyond the nine heavens: "Damn, I've become an immortal and still have to die—what a waste!"

"Who isn't like that? After the college entrance exam thirty years ago, the last summer vacation, I loafed about all day, never imagining it would be my last stretch of leisure; thereafter I underwent tribulation cultivation without letup."

"Come on, brothers, the demons are about to arrive."

"By rights, at this moment we should shout a few passionate slogans, then die heroically; otherwise it feels like we just died pointlessly, with no sense of ceremony."

"Idiot, you think we're filming a movie? Shouting what slogans, so cringey."

Countless people looked at each other and burst out laughing; after a moment of silence, someone unknown shouted.

"If there is a next life, I would still wish to be reborn in Great Xia, even as a tree or a stone."

"The wind rustles, the Yi River cold; we go never to return, humanity, take care!"

As the words fell, countless divine lights shot up to the heavens, cries of "Humanity, take care!" echoing through the firmament! Streams of radiance slammed hard into the rampaging demon horde!

At this moment, heaven and earth seemed soundless, only spreading shockwaves, only the severed limbs of demons flung across the sky.

All of Great Xia, at this moment, fell into a choking silence.

Only after a long while did someone speak up, as if dawning on something.

"They… really left."

"Look, beyond the Heavenly Pass a rift has appeared, countless demons buried within; those beings now dare not advance."

"You bastard, you said you'd go and come back, yet you really ascended; you said you'd put on a cool show, but I never imagined this guy would be so handsome—used to dislike you, damn it, now that you're gone I actually feel a bit sad."

On Blue Star, as people talked, they began to tear up.

Those ascended immortals were some of their closest friends, some their children.

At this moment of passing, it felt as if a chunk had been suddenly carved out of the heart, leaving an empty hollowness.

Numerous arrogant Westerners began to flood Great Xia's major media platforms.

Jeering curses and insults heaped upon the departed extraterrestrial immortals.

At this moment, countless Great Xia people could no longer suppress their inner anger.

Today we will slaughter Japanese Island—who wants to come with me!

Kill, kill, kill—slaughter all these beasts!

The demons are mighty, and you also bear a share of the guilt!

You aren't the descendants of those who claim to be Western Gods, yet you worship those devil lords as gods?

If so, then we are blood enemies—our feud will never end!

Within Great Xia, countless powerful beings surge forth, their killing intent soaring as they rush to the skies!

At this moment, many Westerners suddenly panicked.

Great Xia's strength is evident to all; since being taught the Immortal Arts by Lu Chen, everyone has become like a dragon!

If Great Xia truly goes to war, they cannot withstand this heaven‑flooding wrath!

No, no, no—we're just joking; you Great Xia have always been famed for tolerance and magnanimity, how can you lack even this much breadth?

I warn you, don't act recklessly; we are blessed by the Ancient Devil God; today the Milky Way is about to shatter, the gods descend—don't you seek the gods' forgiveness?

People of Great Xia, don't be too arrogant—do you really think you can oppose the whole world?

Just on Blue Star, as countless forces trembled in fear, on the ruins of the Heavenly Realm, thick iron chains snapped— the whole world was suddenly shrouded by an utterly terrifying aura.

A pair of crimson eyes gazed down upon the Milky Way, a resentful voice echoing all around.

Thirty years have passed, thirty years have passed, Lu Chen... today I break free—this is your death day!

(End of chapter)